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December 20, 2006 Wednesday Ziqa'ad 28, 1427 KARACHI: Legend Trust set up with Rs50m for intellectuals KARACHI, Dec 19: The Legend Trust was formally set up on Tuesday with seed money of Rs 50 million. The trust was announced last year by Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad... KARACHI: Girl dies in gun battle, three held KARACHI, Dec 19: A young girl died and five pedestrians including two women were injured on Tuesday in what police described as an encounter in Lyari with three members of the Rehman Dakait gang.... KARACHI: Religious bodies give strike call for Friday KARACHI, Dec 19: Majlis Tahaffuz-i-Hudood Allah (Sindh), an alliance formed by various religious parties to strive against the Protection of Women Act, on Tuesday formally called for a strike in Karachi... KARACHI: US-based doctors offer help in health education KARACHI, Dec 19: A group of Pakistani medical professionals based in North America on Tuesday expressed their dissatisfaction over medical education and training in Pakistan and offered their help for the... KARACHI: Liquor death toll rises to six KARACHI, Dec 19: The death toll in the consumption of spurious liquor in a shanty town of Clifton has risen to six with two more deaths.... KARACHI: KU to remain closed today KARACHI, Dec 19: The University of Karachi has decided not to entertain public and hold any semester examination on Wednesday (December 20) as the chancellor of the varsity, Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad, is scheduled to visit the campus.... KARACHI: Nisar slams Altaf’s remarks KARACHI, Dec 19: The leader of the opposition in the Sindh Assembly, Nisar Khuhro , on Tuesday accused Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Altaf Hussain of hatching a conspiracy for dividing the... KARACHI: Eyewitness deposes in diplomat murder case KARACHI, Dec 19: An anti-terrorism court adjourned on Monday hearing of the US diplomat killing case against two activists of Al Qaeda after recording the statement of an eye-witness.... KARACHI: General will not catch us napping: Abida KARACHI, Dec 19: Begum Abida Hussain, who recently joined the Pakistan Peoples Party, has said the party and other components of the ARD (Alliance for the Restoration of Democracy) were gearing up for elections.... KARACHI: Expatriates to invest $500m in city projects KARACHI, Dec 19: A Saudi Arabia-based Pakistani group of businessmen has shown willingness to invest US$500 million in different projects of the city during a meeting with acting city nazim Nasreen Jalil on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Shaukat Siddiqui laid to rest KARACHI, Dec 19: Famous Urdu fiction writer Shaukat Siddiqui who had died of cardiac arrest on Monday was laid to rest in DHA graveyard on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: Action against CDMD sought: Auction of plots PESHAWAR, Dec 19: An eleven-member committee of the City District Council, which is looking into the auction of 50 plots in the Hayatabad Township, has recommended action against the management of... PESHAWAR: Durrani sets aside Rs3m for church PESHAWAR, Dec 19: NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has announced that Rs3 million will be set aside for the renovation of the United Church which is situated on the campus of Peshawar University.... KARACHI: Altaf asks Pakhtoons to foil conspiracy KARACHI, Dec 19: The founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Altaf Hussain, has appealed to all Pakhtoons living in the metropolis to foil the attempts of the conspirators who were responsible for violence and called for their social boycott.... KARACHI: 106 deprived of phones, vehicles KARACHI, Dec 19: At least 81 cellphones and 25 vehicles including 12 cars and 13 motorcycles were taken away from different parts of the city on Tuesday.... KARACHI: Foreign firms keen to run KCR KARACHI, Dec 19: Sindh Minister for Transport, Labour and Industry Adil Siddiqui on Tuesday said the government was paying serious attention to developing public transport infrastructure, and Japanese and other foreign firms were keen to run the Karachi Circular Railway system.... KARACHI: BCom (external) exams from Jan 15 KARACHI, Dec 19: The University of Karachi will conduct BCom annual examination for external candidates from January 15, said notification of the university.... KARACHI: One authority to tackle civic issues demanded KARACHI, Dec 19: There should be only one agency handling civic matters of the entire city so as to resolve issues in a hassle-free manner and people will then have a... KARACHI: No lack of funds for healthcare: minister KARACHI, Dec 19: Sindh Health Minister Syed Sardar Ahmed here on Tuesday dispelled that resource constraint was any problem hampering across the board expansion of quality healthcare.... KARACHI: Scout selection camp held KARACHI, Dec 19: A three-day selection camp for the category of All President Pakistan Gold Medal was held on Tuesday at PIA Scouts'' Training Center.... KARACHI: Paintings at V.M. Art KARACHI, Dec 19: “Glimmerings” an exhibition by Sara Riaz Khan an artist from Oman begins at V.M. Art gallery on December 20 at 5.30pm.... KARACHI: Closed road troubles public KARACHI, Dec 19: The main Orangi roads at Chishti Nagar and L block have been closed for traffic due to construction work. The buses plying on routes UTS No 37 and... KARACHI: Renal-related procedures performed at SIUT KARACHI, Dec 19: A good number of doctors at a workshop viewed on a closed circuit television some renal-related procedures performed by foreign experts at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on Tuesday.... KARACHI: HSC-I (Commerce) results KARACHI, Dec 19: The Board of Intermediate Education, Karachi declared results of Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) part-I annual exams, 2006, of Commerce (regular and private) group.... KARACHI: Sentence in ransom case commuted to life term KARACHI, Dec 19: The Sindh High Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeal of a man against his conviction in a kidnapping-for-ransom case but commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.... KARACHI: ASF passes KARACHI, Dec 19: The validity of all categories of airport entry passes and vehicle stickers (2006), issued by the ASF headquarters, has been extended up to January 31, 2007, according to an ASF press release.... HYDERABAD: SHC seeks experts’ views on water contamination: Manchhar water release into Indus HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The Hyderabad circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday directed the additional advocate general (AAG) of Sindh to water technologists and environmentalists in the court to... HYDERABAD: Council forms body to enforce fixed fares HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The district council on Tuesday formed a committee on Tuesday to ensure that the transporters did not charge fares more than the rate fixed by Regional Transport Authority (RTA) before and during Eids.... HYDERABAD: Withdrawal of notices to professors sought HYDERABAD, Dec 19: The executive council of Sindh University Teachers Association demanded on Tuesday that the university authorities withdraw show-cause notices issued to Prof Dr Syed Mehtab Ali Shah and a number of other faculty members and drop inquiry against them.Prof... HYDERABAD: MQM leader injured in accident HYDERABAD, Dec 19: Abdul Haseeb, joint in-charge of Muttahida Qaumi Movement coordination committee, and two party activists were injured in an accident on Super Highway on Tuesday.... PESHAWAR: UK-based charity to set up burns unit PESHAWAR, Dec 19: A UK-based charity is establishing the first burns unit in the provincial capital. The director of the Bridging Frontiers, Prof Dr Tahir Hasan, told Dawn on Tuesday that... PESHAWAR: Teachers launch 2-day protest drive PESHAWAR, Dec 19: The Peshawar chapter of the All Teachers Association set up on Tuesday a two-day protest camp outside the press club here, demanding teaching allowance and increments to untrained teachers as announced in the federal budget....

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